The First Ambies Awards Winners: Best Podcasts of 2020
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe Podcast Academy on Sunday hosted its first Awards for Excellence in Audio — aka The Ambies — the industry group’s bid to establish an Oscars-level awards program for audio programming.The first Ambies featured awards in 23 categories, with Wondery’s “Dying for Sex,” documenting the sexual adventures of a woman diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, winning the award for podcast of the year. Patrick Radden Keefe, host of “Wind of Change,” won three Ambies, including for podcast host.The kudocast honored “WTF With Marc Maron” with the inaugural Governors Award, which recognizes a podcast or individual for the compelling impact they’ve had on the industry.